It is located on the west bank of Thebes.

The Valley of the Kings is a burial ground for Egyptian Pharaohs. The tomb is named KV62 (Kings’ Valley, tomb 62). The opening of the tomb also gave rise to the myth of a “Mummy’s Curse” due to the death of more than twenty people who were connected o the unsealing of the tomb, starting with financier Lord Carnarvon.

This catapulted a little-known Pharaoh into position as the most famous Egyptian ruler known to man. While it was smaller than other royal tombs, it was filled with treasure. The tomb was intact and mostly undisturbed. King Tutankhamun’s golden funeral mask was found in his tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. The economy of each city the exhibit toured through was boosted significantly through ticket, food, and hotel sales. In the United States, eight million people waited for hours to be able to enter the exhibit-more than any other art show in U.S. The international Tutankhamun tour of 1972-1981 was a huge success. Prior to Tutankhamun’s discovery, the most famous Pharaohs of Egypt were Cleopatra and Ramses the Great Tutankhamun was born Tutankhaten, or “living image of Aten.” He changed his name when he took the throne. The Victoria and Albert Museum article on Art Deco’s global movement The Met Museum’s article on Erte and Art Deco influences The iconography from King Tutankhamun’s tomb (like scarabs and lotus flowers) was hugely inspiring to the Art Deco movement.

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